The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-23

the day was the inimitable Sam Jones,
who had talked to the preachers at 8
O'Clock in the morning at the Taberna-
Gle. Early az it was, he had full
house which, for the space of an hour,
he kept at fever heat of excitement
and enthusiasm, mingled with mirth
and applause as he made some telling
hit. He was an agreeable disappoint
ment to two-thirds of the crowd, who
expected to see an uneouth, vulgar
backwoodsman, whose only merit was
that he could say extremely ridiculous
things in backwoOds vernacular. On
the contrary, he is a neatly dressed,
good looking young man with a. pleas
ant voice, uses plain, everyday Ian
guage with just a touch of Georgia
twang to it which added an additional
piquancy to his polished wit. He fires
his audience with enthusiasm, and be-
fore the nearer knows it he is drawn
toward the man by his wonderful mag
netism. Sam Jones is grand.
The remainder of the day was spent
in attending the various exercises which
were in progress on the grounds. Yes
terday being temperance day, the w.
G. T. U. were out in full force, and
were addressed in the morning by Mrs.
Fanny Rastall and others. at 2
o'clock in the afternoon Rev. Sam
Jones electrified an audience of 1900
souls by his words of fire. He took as
his text 1.-THE spirit and the bride say
come and whatsoever will let
him come and drink of the water of
life." He commenced by showing
what God had done to fallen
man; in the flight of the chill
dren of Israel from Egypt; in
the march through the desert; in the
manger bed of Bethlehem; on Calvary's
blood-stained cross, where he died for
the sins of all the world, and not for
one or two alone, but for all. Whose
ever will can be saved by the blood of
Christ. Come freely, the Bible is pre-
pared for you. 81 don't believe in the
doctrine of election. It's lie. Do you
suppose God of infinite mercy would
take poor starving wretch and chain
him down and spread fine table in
sight of his hungry eyes and then ring
dinner bell over his head? It's lie.
Christ died for all, and whatsoever will
may come and drink of the water of
life. If you Kansas people want pro-
hibition to prohibit bring people to the
fountain and let them drink of the wa
ter of life freely and they will not want
any more whisky"
At times the speaker brought tears
to eyes of his hearers by the pathetic
beauty of his eloquence.
In the evening at s O'Clock Hon. G..
w. Bane addressed 10, 900 people in the
tabernacle, taking as his subject, 1.-The
Safe Side of Life for Young Men," His
lecture was a strong, forcible argument
for temperance, and one that will long
be remembered by his hearers.
A portion of the afternoon and even
ing was spent visiting around among
friends and strolling about the park,
whose massive trees, which join in
gothic arches Coverhead, make the for
est walks seem like the aisleS of some
grand cathedral. Swinging in ham,
mocks, of which there are thousands on
the grounds, or seated in easy chairs
in the cool shade, chatting with friends
or perhaps with their girl, is the occu-
patton of the greater part of those at
the assembly. 1t is very pleasant and,
as one old lady remarked, st is more
like the kingdom of heaven than any
thing I've ever seed on this mortal
yearth.''
During the day the NEWS man called
on brother Sharp of the Republican and
had very pleasant half-hour's chat.
Mr.. Sharp is having a new Office erect
ed, which will be completed this sum-
mer. 1t will be one of the handsomest
buildings in the city.
During the stay at the assembly our
representative was the guest of Mrs.
Chas. Harris, Mrs. l.. NJ. Gibson and
Mrs. Randolph, who are pleasantly To-
Gated by the river side on Miner av-
enue, which is the 'tony' avenue of
the park. He left these good ladies in
excellent spirits and with an empty
cupboard.
The train left for Emporia at 900
Bnd by IL O'Clock arrived in this city
with woefully tired lot of people, who
all aver that they had a mighty good
time.